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Leegate Consulting
Strategic Planning
Leegate Consulting works with you to stay in the know around the latest state and federal workforce policy and funding opportunities, and their impact on your business or training operations.
Research & Writing
From policy briefs and grant narratives to white papers and stakeholder reports, Leegate Consulting produces research-backed written products that move audiences and inform decisions.
Facilitation
Kimberly Hauge, the Founder of Leegate Consulting, has professional facilitation training, and can work with diverse audiences to align around a shared vision and collaborative structures that drive action.
ABOUT ME
Welcome!
Kimberly Hauge is a workforce policy leader with over a decade of experience bridging education, workforce, and economic policy. Most recently at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, she led national initiatives like National Apprenticeship Week and the Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint, which launched nearly 200 new programs and created more than 7,000 apprenticeship opportunities.
Previously, Kimberly served as a senior policy analyst at the National Governors Association, supporting governors on workforce and economic opportunity initiatives, and as a program officer at Johns Hopkins’ American-German Institute, where she led international exchanges on apprenticeship models. She began her career as an education consultant at the OECD in Paris.
An experienced facilitator and policy communicator, Kimberly has presented on national platforms including the SelectUSA Investment Summit, NICE Conference & Expo, WiCys Annual Conference, and the ACT Workforce Summit.

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About Leegate Consulting
Leegate Consulting, LLC is a workforce development consulting firm that helps organizations improve economic mobility and strengthen talent pipelines through strategic planning, research and writing, and facilitation. Founded by Kimberly Hauge, Leegate Consulting translates complex workforce policy and system challenges into practical, equity-centered solutions that employers, workforce agencies, and community partners can implement. Leegate Consulting is a Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) registered in Washington, DC.

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Let’s collaborate!
Have questions or have a project in mind? I’d love to hear from you!